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SICKLES, DANIEL

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SICKLES, DANIEL
(1825 - 1914) Union major general who commanded a brigade at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, where his rash advance in the Peach Orchard nearly caused a Union rout. Good content war-date T.L.S. on ""Headquarters Sickles' Division"" letterhead, 1p. 4to., Falmouth, Va., Jan. 6, 1863 to the N.Y. State Adjutant General, in part: ""àHerewith please find list of Promotions made in the 70th N.Y. Vols. ('Excelsior')à"" and asking that three men listed in his letter be issued commissions at the earliest opportunity. Fine condition.